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Williams Field senior finalist for scholarship

Special for The Republic | azcentral.com
Published 5:02 a.m. MT Oct. 5, 2015

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Mitch Shreeve, a senior at Williams Field High School and a club lacrosse player, is a finalist for the Positive Coaching Alliance’s Triple Impact Competitor Scholarship.(Photo: Higley Unified School District)

Submitted by Michelle Reese, public relations officer for the Higley Unified School District.

Williams Field High School’s Mitch Shreeve started playing club lacrosse in fourth grade. It’s a sport, he said, he found more challenging than others.

“I tried every sport," he said, adding that it requires a great deal of skill to be successful. "I liked lacrosse best because it was a mix of everything."

Now a senior, Shreeve is a veteran player on the Gilbert Tiger Varsity Lacrosse team, one that’s produced players for Arizona State University, BYU, Adams State University and more. The season kicks off in late September and lasts through the spring.

“I’ve played with the kids on my varsity team since fourth grade," he said. "We have a lot of fun, even in games."

Shreeve hopes he can pass that fun and skills to future players. When not on the field practicing for his own team, he’s out coaching sixth grade and under players, offering them advice and techniques to play the tough, physical sport.

That dedication and desire to make himself, his team and the game better have earned Shreeve a spot as a finalist for the Positive Coaching Alliance Phoenix Chapter’s Triple Impact Competitor Scholarship. Shreeve will earn later this fall if he’s selected.

“I was surprised,” he said. “It was the first scholarship I’ve applied for.”

It certainly won’t be the last. Shreeve is exploring his post-high school options to study either science or in the medical field.

He’s as comfortable in a white lab coat in the bioscience class at Williams Field as he is on the lacrosse field, he said. He’s finishing his second year of the program and will graduate as a certified bio-technician. Class work includes DNA studies, biology and more.

“Last week we did an experiment where we examined DNA from different people and one of them was a criminal," he said. "We had to do the process like the police do for DNA testing and figure out who was the criminal."

Shreeve hopes to attend the University of Utah, where he can put his skills to work in the labs.

“I love science," he said. "It's always been my big thing. They discovered that a spider’s silk that is stronger than steel.”

He’s also a member of the Williams Field Academic Decathlon team that competed at state for the first time last year.

Higley High Hall of Fame

With Higley High School embarking on its 15th year as a school, the administration announced the creation of the Athletic Hall of Fame. The inaugural class was recognized prior to kickoff at the homecoming game on Sept. 18, following a reception in the media center.

More than 60 members of the Knights Athletic Program were invited to the special event. Twenty-eight individual state champions and four championship teams made up the population of the first induction class. Each student-athlete was presented with an individual picture commemorating the accomplishment.

The Higley High Athletics Hall of Fame is sponsored by the UPS Store on Higley and Pecos roads. Business owners donated plaques, which will be put on display on campus.

For more information about the championships at Higley High, see the video produced by Higley High television production students: https://vimeo.com/140251765.